By
Charlotte Cowles,
The Cut’s financial-advice columnist.
In addition to “My Two Cents,” she writes about work and parenting for the site. Previously, she was the senior features editor at Harper's Bazaar and a senior editor at the Cut. She was also the editorial director for MM.LaFleur. Her work has also been published in Glamour, Art in America, Politico, and other places.
AI might be coming for many of our jobs, but one sector is still hiring: skilled trades like plumbing, electrical work, and engineering, which often come with paid apprenticeship programs (subsidized by the unions that offer them). Traditionally, these fields have been overwhelmingly male-dominated — and still are — but more and more women are finding a way in. It’s not hard to see the appeal: Union trade jobs in New York, for instance, often pay more than $100 an hour, with benefits and pension plans that put even the cushiest corporate jobs to shame.
